major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
selection committee; screening committee; nomination committee
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
university lecturer; college lecturer
fundamental interaction (i.e. gravitation, electromagnetism, weak interaction, strong interaction)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
international community; international society; the world
north of the capital; northern part of Kyoto
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union